Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

DIY Community Engagement Metrics. So often I find that we are too quick to say that because a website doesn’t have our domain, a tool is downloaded to our computer, or a platform doesn’t have our developers working on it that we can’t be responsible for measuring and analyzing the way we use it. Metrics Tracking. >>

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sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

During our webinar on DEI in practice, Rhett Mabry, President at The Duke Endowment shared how they needed to think about their recruitment process differently. “We The post Trends in Grantmaking: Putting Equitable Grantmaking into Practice first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. One thing that is different is the size of the investment: $500 million is an initial figure. “$500

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. To truly move the needle towards ameliorating social challenges throughout the world, we must revisit the efficacy of what has been measured and how. Use performance measurements sensitive enough to detect gradual changes so that small scale initiatives can be informative.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While video views are nice, we measure our success by engagement—using likes, comments, saves, or shares as our metrics. Post across all short-form video platforms Not only does re-posting across platforms mean you get more mileage out of your content, but different social media platforms also have different audiences.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

But according to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study , only 39% of association professionals have one! How can your organization reverse this concerning trend? A set of rules, metrics, or policies established by an organization to bring clarity and ease of use to data practices is a data governance policy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2019

In the 2018 Charitable Giving Stats from NP Source , 77% believe everyone can make a difference by supporting causes. Does the platform provide powerful tools for data analysis, insight and built-in reporting for nonprofit metrics? Are you able to measure outcomes that directly relate to your cause?

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. What is the difference between inbound and outbound marketing? For-profit marketing is heavily focused on making a profit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Brent Merritt is a digital strategy consultant at Metric Communications and blogger at The Caliper. Running Facebook fundraising ads is an excellent way to reach your target audience and optimize for donations while generating data that allows you to measure your success. 5) Select metrics and monitor campaign performance.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). Establish the metrics that will determine which elements work, and which offer opportunities for improvement. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals. Goals may be dollar-based—e.g.,

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That’s why we put together a list of the five essential metrics you need to know, as a fundraiser, to achieve higher retention rates. Tracking these metrics will help you keep a pulse on the current engagement of your donors so you know which efforts are working and which ones need to be increased or modified. Donor Attrition Rate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2013

One of the posts that got a lot of engagement and contributed to the uphill trend in the metrics was about editorial calendars. This post generating a lot of thoughtful discussion about nonprofits approach the editorial planning process as well as sharing of different editorial calendar templates.

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Forum One

APRIL 20, 2010

So you're tracking your web analytics, and your metrics are going up in all categories. Reports like this are great for organizations to determine if their increases in different web metrics are comparable or better/worse than others'. Tags: Influence Performance Measurement Tips & Trends.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A major part of connecting with these individuals and optimizing the giving experience is utilizing the data you collect about their giving trends to inform your future fundraising decisions. . The last thing you want to do is waste their time and bog their donor reports down with unnecessary metrics. . Additional information to share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Along with measuring against impact results, it is important to look at how much time has been invested. Nonprofits nowadays invest serious resources to keep pace with the latest social media trends. Are we actually making a difference? What are the right tools to help measure success? Simply Measured.

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Care2

OCTOBER 15, 2013

That’s why you need to change the way you measure social media and declare a war on vanity metrics. Last week during the Salsa Conference, I was asked this very question, why is social media data important - by Adrianne Burke, of Salsa Labs, during our panel Measuring Your Social Media. Social Networking Trends Web 2.0'

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

To take advantage of this trend toward recurring giving, your nonprofit will need to look inward at its donor data. Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. First, we’ll cover how to determine your goals for your monthly giving program.

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sgEngage

JULY 15, 2023

Measurable Growth Donor management helps cultivate prolonged success and growth by steering organizational leaders toward a donor-centric action plan. Sustainable Fundraising Understanding and engaging with donor trends allows organizations to implement a donor action plan that aligns with the network’s unique goals.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

Analyze your online giving trends and engagement metrics. For example, you might test different Giving Tuesday email strategies or affinity month themes to see if donors respond better to certain appeals. Assess metrics such as your email open rate or online donation rate to measure your success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I'm working with a small group of Packard Foundation grantees on a social media lab where they are implementing different social media experiments. We know that good practice is to establish measurable objectives for your social media strategy and identify the audience before you executive. You are all the experts here!

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sgEngage

JANUARY 30, 2024

Specifically, AI solutions can support the following aspects of personalization: Segmenting donors Data processing AI solutions can help segment your supporters into different groups based on the characteristics they have in common. You can use this information to identify trends and patterns in donor sentiment.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

ENA brings objectivity to the process by using the net promoter score as a tool to measure success. This metric is created by asking your constituents one simple question: “On a scale from 0 to 10, how likely are you to recommend this product/company to a friend or colleague?” Working on culture isn’t a finite activity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 22, 2021

They have to do all this while regularly drafting and submitting grant requests from funders who have different and changing priorities. Often, nonprofits react to funders’ requirements regarding what to measure, though it can be difficult to obtain funding for impact measurement. But first… What is impact management ?

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. They may also receive payout reports or other data from different teams to incorporate and track within a database.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Work with the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure that your goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound). Establish the metrics that will determine which elements work, and which offer opportunities for improvement. Step 2: Identify specific, realistic goals. Goals may be dollar-based—e.g.,

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Social media provides plenty of tools to help you create an effective strategy that can make a huge difference in your organization and help you meet the goals you set. You can also use tools to target specific audiences for your different campaigns, helping you ensure your reach the people most likely to support your cause.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

The online platform provides metrics on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 750 cities across the U.S. But the City Health Dashboard team learned that many key audiences could use different, more guided entry points to the data. Understand your capacity. Attract attention with “Snackable” content.

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VQ Strategies

AUGUST 24, 2022

As volunteer trends have changed and new generations enter the volunteer force, organizations benefit from taking a broader view of recruitment, expanding the focus both internally and externally, cultivating relationships with potential supporters and deepening relationships with current volunteers. Recruitment.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

There are a lot of different analytics dashboards out there, so it can be tough to know which one is right for your nonprofit. Flexibility : The best dashboards are flexible enough to track the metrics that are most important to your nonprofit. To help you decide, here are four things to look for in an analytics dashboard: .

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2022

Data Analytics for Nonprofits: 13 Key Nonprofit Metrics. We offer a number of analytics-related services including web analysis, strategic planning, digital measurement and testing, and data reporting and visualizations, so we can certainly assist your team. However, not all metrics will be useful for your organization’s strategy.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Here, we explore for whom change is desired and who is defining and measuring that change. Who decides what is measured?

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Forum One

JUNE 22, 2021

Let’s break down how measurement planning and an agile approach to managing and assessing your content allows you to optimize and track the effectiveness of your content strategy. Why you need a measurement plan. Keeping track of those metrics, and making sure they are meaningful , can be difficult. Handling dynamic targets.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Picture this: your donor data and fundraising trends reports are due, but instead of the usual stress, you’re calm, prepared, and even proud of what you’re about to submit. Measure Impact: Link fundraising successes to specific projects or programs, showcasing the tangible outcomes made possible through donor support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Measuring this requires some surveys of fans as well as counting the number of insights gleaned from posts and discussions from Fans. To refine a content strategy, I used the Fan Page insights metrics tool, particularly the stats on interactions and Fan Page growth. Tags: facebook metrics. I have not done this yet.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The challenge is due in part to data silos , or groups of raw data isolated from different departments. Understand individual patient health within the context of population health trends. This leads to measurable growth and improved patient results. Manage and streamline patient outreach efforts.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

i While the survey focuses on salary rather than total compensation (which is a more holistic way to look at the full take-home differences), it provides a helpful metric to use as a baseline. The median CEO salary ratio differs slightly by the type of grantmaker, though not by much. Salaries as of 2/1/2022.

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BoardAssist

MAY 10, 2016

What are the trends that are going to impact your nonprofit in 2016? Top 10 Fundraising Trends and Predictions for 2016. Measuring the performance of their donor relations programming. Educating their leadership and board members in this important new metric. The trends are undeniable. What’s up for 2016?

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